RICHARD COGHLAN

** ********* ***, **** ********* NY 11552

516-***-**** adtq4l@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Motivated, accomplished, professional with extensive management, problem-solving and communication skills. Seeking a challenging position within a dynamic organization with room for long-term growth, personal and professional development.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cogswells computer Services Oct. 2010 – present

Consultant, Project manager

Projects and duties

Travelers insurance

• Access Control System Design, installation, and configuration Butterfly Bake Shop

• Remote access video surveillance system 3 locations Bakery in Manhattan FJC Security Services

• Setup wireless routers to connect Wired Video camera solution for main and 7 remote offices. The Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe LLP

• Setup Citrix remote access for attorneys to access corporate software solutions from home and remote offices.

New Jersey Corporate Towers

• Setup NEC Phone system with remote point to point access for management office voice communications. Installed 13 video surveillance cameras and 8 remote video marketing devices JZANUS LTD, Floral Park, NY Nov.1999-Oct.2010

MIS Manager/Network and System Administrator

MIS Manager and Administrator duties:

• Provide day-to-day onsite administrative support for 376 users in a variety of work environments within an enterprise of 6 corporate offices plus 65 remote users.

• Maintain network hardware and software, analyze problems, and monitor the network to ensure its availability and speed to system users.

• Gather data to identify customer needs and then use that information to identify, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements.

• Configured and managed secure Cisco VPN access to Mckesson pathways server and Medical Manager Server through RSA Radius server for remote offices and Remote users

• Researched and installed Citrix server for connectivity solution and compared with RDP Server through Windows 2003 Server.

• Managed security access through RSA and VPN software controls for user needs as required.

• Researched Symantec DLP solution to manage and monitor per user access to sensitive data and to document access for HIPPA requirement reporting as needed.

• Evaluate and coordinate voice and data specifications for vendor services; negotiate agreements; develop and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies.

• Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures.

• Handle trouble-shooting problems and product solutions for several corporate divisions.

• Establish strong relationships to gain support and effectively achieve results; acquire, install and maintained division’s local and wide area network.

• Design and enforce strict security protocols for all user access to maintain (HIPPA) Health Industry standard requirements.

• Assist in presenting to management recommendations related to purchasing and installing hardware, software and telecommunications equipment.

• Research, analyze and test new technologies; identify the benefits of daily business processes which resulted in a 500,000.00 dollar per year projected profit savings.

• Establish and implement LAN and WAN policies, procedures and standards including multi-point meshed VPN tunnels to ensure conformance with information systems and regulations.

• Supervise the delegation and timely completion of projects and provide set-up and continual maintenance of user accounts, security rights assignments, directory structures, group policies, etc. according to established IT policy and guidelines.

• Employ network scanning tools SMS, WSUS etc, to detect system and network vulnerabilities/deficiencies and maintain virus / security requirements.

• Manage and configure all firewalls, switches, routers, and servers; maintain and update service contracts for replacement hardware.

• Integrate Windows NT 4.0/2000/2003 server and Novell network for Windows 98SE/XP/2000/vista users.

• Design and coordinate Cisco Network switches; maintain and manage remote Citrix server and dumb terminal access systems; establish virus scanning solutions and coordinated vendors for various digital phone systems and internet access.

• Install and deployed Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003, Publisher, MS SQL, and reflections, Rumba, Star Navigator, Tun Emulation software, Tarantella and Pc-Anywhere, and Web development tools. Consortium for Worker Education, New York, NY 1998-1999 MIS, Network Administration/Technician

MIS Manager and Administrator duties:

• Maintain network hardware and software, analyze problems, and monitor the network to ensure its availability and speed to system users.

• Gather data to identify customer needs and then use that information to identify, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements.

• Evaluate and coordinate voice and data specifications for vendor services; negotiate agreements; develop and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies.

• Establish strong relationships to gain support and effectively achieve results; acquire, install and maintained division’s local and wide area network.

• Assist in presenting to management recommendations related to purchasing and installing hardware, software and telecommunications equipment.

• Establish and implement LAN and WAN policies and procedures

• Manage and configure all firewalls, switches, routers, and servers; maintain and update service contracts for replacement hardware.

• Integrate Windows NT 4.0 server and Novell 4.11 network for Windows 3.11 and 98 users

• Design and coordinate, maintain and manage remote Citrix server and dumb terminal access systems

• Install and deployed Microsoft Office 97 and Pc-Anywhere PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Attended and completed a MCSE certification course.

• Completed SQL 2000/05/08 training

• Completed a Cisco self study internet based training for VPN and secure connection products.

• Completed a Cisco CCNA Certification classes

• Completed a Verisign security management course for digital certificate, SSL and RSA access connections.

• Mckesson homecare management Training with SQL 2000 and 2005 EDUCATION

Briarcliffe College - Syosset, NY

MCSE certified technician

Nassau Community College - Garden City, NY

Associate Degree in Liberal Arts and Science

New Horizons- Manhattan, NY

Citrix, Exchange 2000, Windows 2000/2003, SQL Server 2000, Cisco VPN

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